Emergency notification system

• US 6,792,081 B1
• Filed: 11/27/2001
• Issued: 09/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Contractor, Sunil H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah, Melur
• Application Number:
  US09/995,142
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 379/37-51, 379/221.08, 370/352
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13163 Fault alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1325 Priority service
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1337 Operator, emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

An emergency notification system. The system includes a first server for receiving an emergency communication from a telecommunications network and for transmitting a message to a subscriber of the emergency notification system. The system also includes a second server in communication with the first server, the second server for supplying the first server with information associated with a subscriber.

Claims

1. An emergency notification system, comprising:

a switch;

a first server in communication with the switch, wherein the first server is for transmitting information associated with an emergency communication received at the switch;

a second server in communication with the first server, wherein the second server is for receiving the information transmitted from the first server; and

a third server in communication with the second server, wherein the third server is for supplying the second server with information associated with a subscriber, and wherein the second server is for transmitting a notification message after receiving the information associated with the subscriber.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the switch includes a service switching point.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the switch includes an originating trigger.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the trigger includes a 911 trigger.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first server includes a service control point.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second server includes a telephony server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second server includes an electronic mail server.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the third server is in communication with the Internet.